SCRA is a class of entrance exam to directly in the Indian Railways on better posts, organised by UPSC. SCRA means Special Class Railway Apprentice.
This year SCRA releases only 42 posts for the 2018-19 session for SCRA 2018.

Below is the eligibility criteria you can check

1- The candidate should be in between the age of 17 to 21 years in January 2018. The age relaxation criteria are there for reserved categories. For SC/ST 5 years, for OBC 3 years, For defence service 3 years and for Ex- serviceman/ Millatry services 5 years. All should be according to acts of Indian Governments.

2- The candidate should pass in 12th class with mathematics as a compulsory subject along with Physics or chemistry as a choice subject.

3- The applicant should have the minimum 2nd division in 12th class.

4- The candidate who passed the exams of the first year of 3 year degree program with the minimum 2nd division.

5- All the candidates are eligible who are in the first year of graduation, that is passed in the exam of the first year.

6- Candidates who are passed in Pre- Engineering with at-least 2nd division are also go for this exam.

You can check the exam pattern below

• Negative Marking:  There is negative marking in SCRA 2018.
• Mode: The mode of examination will be offline. Use of black ball pen is there, no other pen is allowed.
• Exam Pattern: The exam will be held in two parts. The first part will be a written exam of 600 marks. This will contain English, General Knowledge and Psychology.

The 2nd exam will be of Physical Science of 200 marks. The duration of exam will be of 2 hours. After that, the Exam of Mathematics is there. This exam will also be of 2 hours and of 200 marks.

All the Best!!

Officially SCRA examination has been discontinued by the Govt from 2016. It is clear that the indian railways and UPSC will not conduct Special Class Railway Apprentice Examination (SCRA).

Indian Railways is one of the important sections of the Indian Government, known for generating plethora of employment opportunities every year in its various departments. CRA exam will be directed for vacancies available in Railway, Special Class Railway Apprentices in Mechanical Department. 

You can obtain the application form from UPSC official website.

Some of the preparartion tips for SCRA are:

• Key to successful preparation is to understand the syllabus thoroughly. When there is a specified syllabus you can know exactly what you need to study and focus on that.
• Create a study schedule allocating extra time to study your weak areas. Study from Class 12th books, so you don't end up wasting time studying unnecessary topics. Paper I is scoring.
• Study the various topics from Class 12th material and focus on understanding and not memorizing, it will help you score better.
• The English section aims to test your understanding and command of the language, so revise basic grammar and increase your vocabulary by reading.
• Practice and improve speed in calculations and approximations, this will help greatly both in Mathematics section and also in Physics numerical style questions.
• Practice as many sample paper/previous year papers as possible. This will help you understand the question paper pattern, style and identify your weak areas.
• Focus on improving your weak areas.

Hope this helps.

All the best.

The exam of SCRA is expected in the monthof July, 2017 but the exact date is not announced. For further keep visit its official website.

Hi, Applications generally start in the month of October. Also it is in the news that SCRA forms are scrapped and now it won't be conducted. So no forms expected.